[1][2] The Leichhardt's grasshopper is largely restricted to remote sandstone areas with Pityrodia shrubs, which are the main food source for both the adults and the nymphs.

[2][3][4] Although this shrub is quite widespread in the region, the Leichhardt's grasshopper appears to be local, scarce and declining for reasons that are not fully understood, but the controlled burning practices within its range are possibly part of the explanation.

Subsequently, it went unreported until the early 1970s when it was rediscovered as a result of the emerging mining and ranching industries in the remote region.

[2][6] Both adults and nymphs of the Leichhardt's grasshopper feed almost exclusively on Pityrodia shrubs, including P. jamesii, P. lanuginosa, P. puberula, P. pungens, P. spenceri and P.

[2] Although Pityrodia clearly is the main food plant, Leichhardt's grasshoppers have also been reported feeding on Dampiera conospermoides and Gardenia.